#3 Building Technology 2: Wood, Steel

and Concrete (1-Storey)

FLEX Course Material

Understand policies, class
rules, rating system, course
requirements, course
syllabus and outputs
Understand Floor Plan(s)

WEEK 3:
design as part of
Architectural, Structural,
Plumbing, and Electrical

Flooring
Working Drawings

Systems

Wood Joist, Wood Joist Framing, Wood

Subflooring, Joists and Trusses, Wood Beams,
Wood Beam Support, Wood Post-Beam
Connection, Wood plank-and-beam Flooring,
Wood Decking

Ar. Emmarie Rose C. Josue, uap

FLOOR SYSTEMS
Architecture and building
construction are not necessarily one
and the same thing.

An understanding of the methods

for assembling various materials

FLOOR SYSTEMS are horizontal

plans that must support both live
loads -people, furnishings, and
movable equipment -and deadloads
-the weight of the floor construction
itself.

Floor systems may be composed of a

series of linear beams and joists
overlaid with a plane of sheathing or
decking or consists of nearly
homogenous slab of reinforced
concrete

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WOOD

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 WOOD JOISTS

Wood joist floors are an essential subsystem of wood light-frame construction. The
dimension lumber used for joists is easily worked and can be quickly assembled on
site with simple tools.
Together with wood panel sheathing or subflooring, the wood joists form a level
working platform for construction.
If properly engineered, the resulting floor structure can serve as a structural
diaphragm to transfer lateral loads to shear walls; consult the building code for
specific requirements

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WOOD JOIST

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• Rule of thumb for estimating joist depth: span/16
• Joist deflection should not to exceed 1 /360th of span.
• The stiffness of the joist framing under stress is more critical than its strength.
• If the overall construction depth is acceptable, deeper joists spaced further
apart are more desirable for stiffness than shallow joists spaced more closely
together.
• Consult manufacturer for sizes and spans of laminated veneer lumber joists.

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 Prefabricated, pre-engineered wood joists and trusses are
increasingly used in the place of dimension lumber to frame
floors because they are generally lighter and more dimensionally
stable than sawn lumber, are manufactured in greater depths and
lengths, and can span longer distances.
• Rule of thumb for estimating depth of trussed joists: span/18
• Openings in webs allow the passage of electrical and mechanical
lines.
• Consult manufacturer for available lengths and depths,
recommended spacing and allowable spans, and required
bearing conditions.

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Wood plank-and-beam floor systems are typically used with a supporting grid of
posts or columns to form a skeleton frame structure. Using larger but fewer structural
members that can span greater distances translates into potential savings in material
and labor costs.

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THANK YOU!

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